2021 Volume 45 Issue 1 Pages 127-134
This study investigated the effects of diversive curiosity as a personal trait on learning performance and as a characteristic of extensive listening materials on learning performance and motivation. The relationship between diversive curiosity as a personal trait measured in the pre-test and learning performance thereafter was examined. The results showed that the effect of the degree of diversive curiosity on learning performance was limited. Additionally, two different kinds of extensive listening materials were prepared: experimental material (E material) that would satisfy learners’ diversive curiosity at a higher degree and control material (C material) that would do so at a lower degree. The participants were divided into two groups: the experimental group (E group) provided with E material and the control group (C group) with C material. As a result of the comparison, it was suggested that E material boosted motivation more than did C material, whereas it was unclear whether E material promoted learning performance more. Besides, listening skills and interest in listening were improved regardless of the difference in the materials.
